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The Sacred Flame

The Sacred Flame

Written by: Mathias Nordvig and Amina Otto
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The Sacred Flame Podcast is about the pre-Christian traditions of Northern Europe hosted by Mathias Nordvig and Amina Otto. It's available on Buzzsprout and most podcasting platforms. The Sacred Flame Podcast comes out twice a month with information and perspectives on Northern European traditions, mythology, history, and philosophy.


Mathias Nordvig has a PhD in Old Norse mythology and teaches Scandinavian studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder.


Amina Otto has an MA in Old Norse and Gaelic studies and is doing a PhD in Norse-Gaelic Viking culture at Glasgow University.

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Episodes
  • Tattooing in Ancient Northern Europe with Sean Parry from Sacred Knot Tattoo

    Tattooing in Ancient Northern Europe with Sean Parry from Sacred Knot Tattoo
    Jan 23 2026

    Amina and Mathias join Sean Parry from Sacred Knot Tattoo in a fascinating conversation about tattooing in ancient northern Europe. Sean is a Welsh tattoo artist and a veritable well-spring of knowledge about history and culture in the British Isles and Ireland. Our host and guest have fruitful conversations about the possibility that Vikings may have tattooed, and what might have happened with art in ancient Britain. They also bat around a couple of tattoo ideas...
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Elves, Fairies, Hidden Folk, and Dwarfs - All the little people in the North

    Elves, Fairies, Hidden Folk, and Dwarfs - All the little people in the North
    Jan 16 2026

    Amina and Mathias sit down and talk about elves, fairies, hidden folk, dwarfs, and all the different "minor" entities in Nordic and Gaelic mythology and folklore. They dig deep into folktales about elves, what the names of these categories of beings mean, and how people have related to them in pre-Christian times.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Ancient Nordic Sun Cults ... and a chat about the weather ...

    Ancient Nordic Sun Cults ... and a chat about the weather ...
    Jan 2 2026

    It's a new year and a new season. Amina and Mathias sit down and chat about ancient Nordic sun cults. Did people really worship the sun that much and what is up with the claims that all the rock carvings around Scandinavia, Ireland and the British Isles are depictions of a sun cult?
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    1 hr and 10 mins
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